Photograph
courtesy Cos
Cos X Studio
Swine – New Spring Installation
New Spring
is an interactive installation and multi-sensory experience in a 1930's disused cinema in Milan, a collaboration between Cos and Studio Swine. The installation
presents ephemeral materials in a strange new context; delicate mist-filled
‘blossoms’ that disappear on contact with skin, but can be held by visitors
wearing special gloves. Producing these blossoms is the installation’s bold
centerpiece, a tree-like sculpture that references the ornate chandeliers of
Italian palazzos and the architectural features of Milanese columns and arches.
“Inspired by the cherry blossoms of Japan
we wanted to create a special moment that brings
people together. A fleeting experience that
evokes fragility and changing of the seasons.”
Studio Swine
- Super Wide Interdisciplinary New Explorers -
Japanese
architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves. Creating works
that span across disciplines of art, design and film, Studio Swine explores
themes of regional identity and the future of resources in the context of globalization. It’s work manifests a deep research into
materials and modern industrialization.
Cos X Studio
Swine – New Spring Installation